Sign frame



H. K. PALMER Jan. 12, 1932.

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Patented Jan. 12, 1932 UNITED srrss HENRY k. PALMER, or onsense, ,eamoamI Application filed oaober 7, 1930." Serial my 4556,2173.

providea novel frame for illuminated street 7 signs, by means ofwhichthe units of the sign maybe readily assembled about a street lamppoetand mounted thereon or detached and removed from the post ifdesired;

1 Other objects and advantages will appear 1 v hereinafter. w I

v The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings which form a partof this specification and in which, Z

Fig. 1 is a plan view ofmyinvention shown assembled about andmounted'u'pon a street lamp post for use as an illuminated street sign,the sign plate, reflector and top plateiof the sign beingomitted. 1-Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of my invention takenon a line2--2 of Fig. 1 with the lamp post omitted j Fig. Sis a transversevertical section of one itnit of my sign frame takenon line of Fig. 4 isa front view of oneof the corners of my sign frame as viewed from line.i

- r flange 19 along'its upper edge, between which lu'g'sand flange o feach end me mber is fitted ofFig.1. V I

Fig. 5 isa side view .of one of the end mem bers of one of the maleframe units as viewed in the direction of arrows 5 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the end members of one of the femaleframe units as viewed in the direction of the arrows 6 in r Fig. 1. v

Fig.7 is a bottom view of two assembled v end members of a pair of maleand female frame units as viewed from the lines-7 7 Fig. 8 is a frontelevation of a street sign embodying my invention.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of a sign unit including a male frame unit ofmy invention.

Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of a sign unit including a female frame,unit of my invention. l

Fig. '11 is a fragmentary front view of one of my frame units.

and irespectively. r

ig. cross section of my sign frame takenon line 12-12 of Fig. 1. V

ig. 13 is 'a fragmentary horlzont-al section talzenoirline 13-13 of Fig.4;.

' Cor-responding parts are designated by the same reference charactersinall the figures.

=My sign frame is composed of male units the sign .units 3- 1 andI'female units 2 for Each male unit 1 comprisesa pairof triangular. endmembers 5'and three edge strips 6,v 7 and. 8Q: Each femaleunit, 2.comprises a pair of triangular endmembers 9 and; three" edge strips 6,7andl8,-

Each end member5 and 9 is formed with afront raillO, a rear rail 11and'a'toprail 12', against-which rails abutthe tends of the sign plate13, the reflectortlt and/the :top 7 g plate 15 ,respe'ctively'ofa=sign-unit- 3 .014. -Each front rail "10 is formed with an intermil flange 16along its outer edge upon which v flange Tests a 'sign p'late113atoneend. "f Each rear rail 11-is formed with-an internal flange I '17,along its rear edgeupon'which fiangerests 'a reflector lt at one end..The top rail 12 ofr each: end member is ,formed with lugs 18 along itslower edge and with aninternal an-end of a top glasslfi, which glassissupported by said lugs. The top rail 12 of-the.

end-member 50f eachmale frame unit l is formed. with an external flange20 alon'g its a weather jointbetween said end members 5 and 9. asshownin Fig- 12. On the outer edge'of the front railslO of the end members 9of the female frameaunitsQ are formed bosses'z2l providedzwith screwholes 22 to re ceive screws 23. for holding corner pieces 24.

over the outer rails 10 of the end frame mem: be rs 5-and 9 ofadjoiningframeu'nits 1 and 2," providingweather' oints between'saidadjoining rails 10 as shownin'F igs. l, 3, 4, 8

11 of the end members 5 of the'male frame units 1,, are formed dependingthreaded. shanks'25 and shoulders 26 at the base or upand. 11 On theouter side of the rear rails i 7 per end of said shanks, which shanksare extended through bores 27 in bosses 28 formed on the outer side ofthe inner rails 11 of the end members 9 of the female units 2, theshoulders 26 of the end members 1 resting upon the upper end of saidbosses 28, whereby the male frame units 1 are-mounted upon the femaleframe units 2, and theisign iunits 3 and 4E assembled at right angles toeach other with their adjoining ends mitred together by the end framemembers 5 and'9 which extend at an angle of forty-five degrees to theiredge strips 6, 7 and 8. (See Fig. 1.) The bosses 28 of. theframe end,members 9 are fitted in sleeves 29 on the outer ends of the arms' 30of'a bracket 31jsecured on a lamp post 32, the bosses 28-being formedwith externalfianges :33attheir upper ends which flanges rest upon-theupper endsof said sleeves 29,'whereby the signis mounted upon' saidlamppost; Nuts 34L screw on the lower ends of the shanks 25 against thelower ends of the bosses 28, whereby the male frame units 1 aredetachably secured to the-female 2 frame units 2 and the sign detachablymounted on the bracket 31 and the lamp post 532.

Theedge'strip 6 of each frame unit 1 or2 is-V-shaped in cross'sectionand is secured at its ends to the flanges 17in the lower corners of theend members or -9 of said frame units byscrews 35.. The edge strip. 7 ofeach frame 1 unit 1 or Qris V-sh'apedQin'J cross" section" and isssecured at'its ends to the flanges 17, in the reanupper corners ofthe en'dmembers. 501

i 9 ofisaid frame units, by screws. 36'; Each front edge-"rail 8:iSformed with up=turned flanges 37'atits ends, and screws 38ZLIGLdIlVBIl'i through said flanges: into the; upper front cornersof theend frames 5 or Qoftlfeframe The lower edgesofeach signplate 13 andreflectorrl lrest and are'supported in 1 the. loweredge strip 6 of'aframe unit 1 or'2.

The upper edge of each sign plate'13 and the forward edge ofeach topplate15 rest with-. i

in: thenupper-front edge strip 8-of eachreflector'l isand the rear; edgeof each top plate 15 -rest .within the; rear 'upper' edge strip 7 T of aframeiunit l or 2. I

The end frame members- 5 and 9 being formed by theirails 10, 11.and-l2ileavesopen ings40 and 41 within said end members which opening-spermit light from onezssign' unit 3 orlfco enter the adjoiningsignunits, where-' by the reflection of shadows-J from the endmembersof a'signnnit' 3 'or 4 through-the glass sign plate 13 ofthesignunitisprevented;

I x claim as 1 my. invention:

1. .Asign composed of'a plurality ofv sign units each sign-unitincliidinga framezu-nit, eachwframe unit including end frame memberg-each endframemember being formed by side rails leavingan openingwithin said rails, the: end members of; each frame unit being fitted tothe end members of adjoining frame units and means for securing saidframe units together, external flanges along the upper rails ofcertain-of said end frame members, which flanges overlap the upper railsof the adjoining end frame members.

2. A sign com-posed of apl-urality of sign units, eachJsi-gn unitincluding. a frame unit, the frame unit of each sign unit being mitredat its ends with the ends of the frame units of adjoiningsign units;apertured bosses formed on the ends of certain of said frameunits,'shanks formed on the ends of the other frame units to be extendedthrough said aperturedbosses, and shoulders at the bases of said-shanksadapted to rest upon the upper ends of said bosses.-

3. A sign composed of a plurality of sign units,- each sign unitincluding a frame unit, each. frame unit including. end frame members,-fitted to the end members ofa-djoining frame units, apertured bosses onthe end members of. certain of said frame units, shanks formed ontheend'members of the otherframeunits adapted to project through saidaoertured bosses, and shoulders'at the bases of said shanks forengaging. the upper endsfof said bosses. V

i. A sign composed of a plurality of sign units, each signunitincludinga frame unit, theframe unit ofeach sign unit being joinedat its ends-with the ends of the frame units of adjoining" signunits,apertured bosses formed on the ends at the inner. corners of certainzofsaid frame units, shanks formed

